Chris’ career experience includes 15 years of consulting experience specializing in helping companies improve their business performance through developing, implementing and evaluating application software solutions focusing around business intelligence, SharePoint, reporting and analytic applications. Chris also has significant experience developing customer applications, planning and implementing business processes improvements and implementing packaged ERP software. Key to these initiatives has been Chris’ experience with strategic and advanced technologies with a deep focus in Microsoft architecture, business intelligence and management reporting solutions. His experiences include a solutions focused consulting organization focused on partnering with clients to implement business intelligence solutions. Chris spent time as a strategy consultant for major national bank and was a Manager with international consulting firm’s Advanced Technology Group where he spent over 8 years in external consulting roles.
Industry and Corporate Experience
- Consumer Products
- Financial Services
- Real Estate
- Energy/Utilities
- Industrial Products
- Service Industries
Business Functional Experience
- Sales Order Management, Sales Reporting, Invoicing, Commissions, Promotions, Sales Planning and Forecasting
- Distribution, Distribution Planning
- Purchasing
- Real Estate Transactions
- Inventory Management – Consignment Inventory, reporting
- Accounting - Financial Reporting, AP, AR, Payroll, Planning
- Financial Services - Loan Processing, Financial Item Processing
Project Examples
- Built analytical suite of business intelligence applications that provide sales, Sales Forecasting, Financial reporting, Financial budgeting and analysis, Inventory and Accounts Receivable analysis
- Architect of multiple customer, product profitability and sales analysis business intelligence solutions utilizing Microsoft Analysis Services and various associated products
- Development of multiple data warehousing processes and data mart applications
- XML based system and data integration between multiple organizations
- Development of electronic document and enterprise content management strategy
- Customized ERP application extensions using Microsoft technology to include modules in Trade and Promotions, Deal Management, Pricing, Customer Relationship Management Architect and developer of activity based cost management and shareholder value add business analytical solution
- Architect and project lead for enterprise level custom system development of complex Microsoft based billing and payment solution
- Evaluated/selected appropriate ERP software
- Integrated the operations and software of merging companies
Educational Background
- Bucknell University, Bachelor Of Science Electrical Engineering, 1992, Cum Laude
- Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer, Microsoft Certified Professional in SQL Server